Across
- 2. member of a legislative body who
- 4. of laws.
- 6. written order
- 8. the Constitution that gives Congress the power to make laws necessary for carrying out its duties.
- 9. one district.
- 14. greatest number of members in a
- 15. addressed by a standing committee
- 17. area within a state representing about 600,000 people. Each member of the House of Representatives represents the people
- 19. party elected to lead the U.S.
- 20. guilty of a crime without trial. Such acts are prohibited by the U.S.
- 22. of House and Senate members responsible for laws in a specific subject
- 23. Senate members who work to reconcile different versions of the same bill passed by the House and Senate
- 26. part of Article 1, Section
- 28. members formed to study an issue
- 31. composed of two legislative
- 32. member of the
- 34. greatest number of members in
- 35. members' loyalty and support.
- 36. group of House
- 37. chosen by fellow party members to be in charge of some of the party's activites
- 38. proposed or enacted law or
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- 1. legislative act making a
- 3. permanent group of
- 5. p olitical party with
- 7. of Representatives.
- 10. of the vice president.
- 11. the party leader by encouraging
- 12. political party with the
- 13. and Senate members who investigate issues related to legislation; they have no power to draft legislation.
- 16. done in the past, effectively allowing the government to punish a person for committing an act before the act was illegal. Such laws are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.
- 18. member of the House or
- 21. senator who
- 24. group of House and
- 25. permanent
- 27. The U.S. Congress is this
- 29. law that affects an .
- 30. over the U.S. Senate in the
- 33. a prisoner be brought before a judge. It ensures that a person is not held in jail without being charged with a crime.